Wintzenheim Gewurztraminer
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, Munster cheese, roasted duck
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Zind Humbrecht's Wintzenheim Gewurztraminer is a masterful expression of one of Alsace's most aromatic noble grapes, grown in the warm, gravelly, and limestone-silt soils of the Wintzenheim basin. This unique terroir, combined with the estate's strict biodynamic farming and slow, indigenous yeast fermentations, yields a Gewurztraminer of immense character. Historically, the sun-drenched slopes of Wintzenheim have been prized since Roman times for producing wines of exceptional ripeness and aromatic intensity. This cuvée captures that heritage, offering a rich, textured palate bursting with classic notes of lychee, rose petals, and exotic baking spices, balanced by a fine, mineral-driven structure. It represents a harmonious bridge between the grape's natural opulence and the estate's signature precision.
🍾 About the Producer
Domaine Zind Humbrecht was established in 1959 through the merger of two historic Alsatian winemaking families whose viticultural heritage dates back to 1620. Located in Turckheim in the heart of Alsace, the estate gained international renown under the stewardship of Léonard Humbrecht and subsequently his son Olivier Humbrecht, France's first Master of Wine. A pioneer in organic and biodynamic viticulture, the domaine strictly crafts terroir-driven white wines with minimal intervention from legendary Grand Cru and lieu-dit sites such as Rangen de Thann, Clos Windsbuhl, and Hengst. They are celebrated globally for their extraordinarily concentrated, mineral-rich expressions of Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Gewurztraminer, ranging from impeccably balanced dry wines to opulent Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Gewurztraminer
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5-14.5%